The actor James Useful, who appeared in movies similar to High Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, has been stabbed to dying in Los Angeles.
Michael Geldhill, the son of Useful’s girlfriend, has been arrested and accused of homicide, police stated.
Officers responded to a house on Wednesday morning after a 911 caller stated, “I’m the son of man, I simply killed the person of sin,” in line with the L.A. Police Division.
They discovered the 81-year-old within the entrance yard of the residence, unconscious and affected by a stab wound to his chest. Useful was taken to an area hospital by paramedics, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The suspect, who lived along with his mom, flagged down close by responding officers, police stated, telling them he was the one they have been in search of. He was booked on suspicion of 1 rely of homicide. His bail was set at $2 million, in line with jail data.
Born in New York, Useful was recognized for his function as an exterminator within the 1995 movie “Jumanji” and as bartender Jimmy in Tom Cruise’s 2022 blockbuster High Gun: Maverick.
James Useful appeared within the TV sequence NYPD Blue.
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He additionally made appearances within the 1990 film “Arachnophobia,” as a coroner who examines spider-bite victims, in addition to in TV crime dramas, together with NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI:NY, NYPD Blue, and L.A. Legislation.
“With nice disappointment I can affirm that the gentleman who was attacked and killed on Wednesday in Tarzana was the actor James Useful,” his agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas stated in an announcement. “I couldn’t have requested for a extra gifted, humble or gracious consumer and good friend than James Useful,” she added.